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Micki McElya, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Professor McElya is an expert in the histories of women, gender, sexuality, and race in the U.S., with a focus on politics and memory.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
U.S. Cultural and Political History Women & Gender Sexuality & LGBTQ History Feminist Theory Queer Theory Memory Race & Racial Formation 19th, 20th, & 21st Centuries

Natalie Munro, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology

Professor Munro focuses on the origin of feasting and animal domestication, and the transition from foraging to farming in human evolution

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Farming Evolution

Christin Munsch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Sociology

Dr. Munsch's research focuses on gender roles and family “breadwinners."

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Family Breadwinners Gender Roles

Anne Oeldorf-Hirsch, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Dr. Oeldorf-Hirsch's research focuses on information sharing on social media, particularly in the areas of news, science, and well-being.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Science Communication News Engagement Computer-mediated communication Communication Technology Social Media Media Effects Human-Computer Interaction Health Communication

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar, Ph.D.

Professor of History

Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar’s research interests include the 20th century United States, with a focus in African American history.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
African American Studies U.S. Popular Culture Black Nationalism Social History Twentieth-Century United States

Rebecca Puhl, Ph.D.

Deputy Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health; Professor, Human Development and Family Studies

Clinical psychology expert, specializing in the study of bullying and weight stigmatization

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Weight Discrimination Weight Stigma Weight-based bullying

Kerri Raissian, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Public Policy

Public administration expert, focusing on child and family policy

  • Hartford CT UNITED STATES
The impact of early childhood investments on child well-being Role of policy in family violence and contraception subsidies How policy generates family complexity, data collection and decision making in the child protective system

Marlene Schwartz, Ph.D.

Director, Rudd Center for Food Policy and Health (Principal Investigator); Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies

Dr. Schwartz specializes in school wellness and nutrition programs, and food insecurity.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Food Pantries School Food SNAP School Food Options Nutrition Food Insecurity Nutrition in Food Programs WIC food banks

Marie Shanahan

Associate Professor

Professor Shanahan is an expert in the intersection of journalism and digital communication technology, online news and digital discourse.

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
News Literacy Digital Discourse Journalism Local news Media Multimedia Reporting Online Storytelling Online Comments

Manisha Sinha, Ph.D.

Draper Chair in American History

Dr. Sinha is an expert in Civil War and Reconstruction

  • Storrs CT UNITED STATES
Feminism Abolition Slavery
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